Perfect for him. Milwaukee is even further off the map than KC.

He reportedly can't hit 85 on the gun.

They had to bring in someone to fill Rich Harden's shoes.

cuz he's hitting 100!

Mike Young wiling to move to DH if the Rangers sign Beltre.

he's a sell out

Beltre's overrated. He'll offer more power but less avg than Young. He's great on D, but with Andrus covering half the field, you don't need an awesome 3B. Rangers will regret this signing if he gets the money that's being discussed.

Batting Average is highly overrated. The lifetime difference between the two is like .25. The Rangers will regret nothing.

They'll regret that every year isn't a contract year for him.

He won't ole some of the grounders Young does.

It was like watching FC play with his tiny glove.

bullsh

The Cubs need him more.

I hope somehow this deal gets queered and he doesn't come here.

He should be a good immediate signing, as he is a younger, currently better version of Mike Young, but he won't be worth the money by the end of the deal. One monster year in LA plus another smacking doubles off the Green Monster shouldn't get you $100M.

Oh look who's here to tell us that the Rangers shouldn't overpay players.

When exactly have I overpaid for a player?

That 1.7 mil you gave Damon Buford to paint your house was ridiculous.

Maybe, but he did a terrific job.

I paid Steve Buechele 500k to clean my car, with an option to change the kitty litter. Too much?

I paid Juan Gonzalez $20 to mow my lawn. Fucker did a shitty job on the edging.

I bought Oddibe McDowell lunch....well, just because

cuz he is black?

I saw Josh Lewin at a McDonalds today.

Fruit and I saw Channel 4's Max Morgan the other night at the bar. No, this is for real. Fruit offered to buy him lunch. The last part was made up.

i see we tried to sign Garza. Holland will be worth keeping

Please, no Manny Ramirez. If he signs here, I'm going to Michael Hutchence myself.

John Rhadigan is the new tv play by play man. Meh.

Josh got screwed. I would rather TAG got replaced.

Meh is right.

When Rhadigan complained about the minor league manager who crawled on his stomach and threw the rosin bag at the home plate ump like a grenade, I was out on him forever.

He doesn't bother me, but I loved Lewin. Can't stand Mr. Ranger.

Uh-oh, Tit.

It appears that Hal has overruled GM Brian Cashman on the signing of Rafael Soriano as a setup man. Cashman said no, Hal made him sign him.

Sooner or later, Rivera isn't going to have it. It could be this year. Soriano is a good insurance policy.

Oh, I've been following that shit. Worst contract in a while. He basically has options for each year, so if he sucks he can pick up his option and get paid to suck, or if he's awesome he can get out and get a closer deal somewhere else. The brass were total shitheads on this one. An awesome bullpen doesn't win you that many games to pay this dude that much money for a setup role.

I laughed at this line from the story:

NOTES: Boras planned to speak with the Yankees about another client, Andruw Jones(notes), about a possible role as a backup outfielder.

That's gonna happen. They've been discussing him for a few weeks now.

Karma can be a bitch sometimes, and old Hoob might be the next victim.

Earlier today I giggled like a schoolgirl when I read that the Yankees had signed Andruw Jones, a player who I've never thought was that great. I was giddy with the thought of him trotting out double plays against the Rangers instead of FOR them for a change.

And then on Baseball Time in Arlington I read this headline: Report: Rangers "Aggressively Pursuing" Manny Ramirez.

What in the motherfucking world. That's what I get for laughing at the Yankees.

I don't mind the Jones signing. He's only slated to be a 4th OF and bench guy. And he can actually play for field which is an upgrade over Marcus Thames.

If he's that bad, they should just sail him up the river.

Stop.